After Earnings

Austin Hankwtiz is joined by Peter Colis, co-founder and CEO of Ethos Technologies, to discuss how the company is transforming life insurance with instant online underwriting, why eight of nine life insurtech competitors have been shuttered, pivoted or acquired, and what's driving Ethos's 113% revenue growth.

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[00:00] Peter Colis, co-founder and CEO of Ethos, joins

[01:06] What Ethos does

[02:09] What's driving 113% revenue growth

[04:10] The Geico and Progressive parallel

[06:37] Inside the agent business

[09:11] Margin trade-offs: direct vs. third-party

[13:54] Competitive moat and why rivals failed

[17:17] The $100 million share repurchase

[20:38] What investors still don't understand

[26:42] Inside the ten-minute underwriting process

[31:52] Outro and upcoming episodes

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Ann Berry is joined by Yanela Frias, CFO of Prudential Financial, to discuss the company’s five-year plan to reshape its business, its exit from emerging markets and where it’s reallocating resources. They also delve into Yanela’s 30-year career at Prudential and why she’s made a point of never staying in the same role for more than three years.00:00 Yanela Frias, Prudential CFO, joins01:22 Breaking down Prudential’s business03:54 Prudential’s new five-year strategy06:41 Simplifying a 150-year-old company08:20 How Prudential’s insurance and asset management businesses work together09:28 Using technology and AI in underwriting11:54 Capital-intensive vs. capital-light businesses13:06 Prudential’s role in private credit14:37 Exiting emerging markets16:16 Understanding the opportunity in Japan19:33 How higher interest rates impact Prudential21:06 PGIM, equity markets and diversification22:48 Prudential’s capital allocation strategy24:18 Yanela’s nearly 30-year career at Prudential26:20 OutroAfter Earnings is brought to you by Stakeholder Labs and Morning Brew.For more go to https://www.afterearnings.comFollow UsX: https://twitter.com/AfterEarningsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@AfterEarningsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/afterearnings_/Reach OutEmail: afterearnings@morningbrew.com$PRU

Ann Berry is joined by Emily Spurling, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Index at Nasdaq, to unpack the evolution of the Nasdaq-100. They discuss SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, how companies staying private for longer are changing the makeup of public markets, and why Nasdaq has evolved its rules for index inclusion. Plus, Emily breaks down the ETF revolution and where she’s seeing the next wave of innovation across the economy.00:00 Emily Spurling, Nasdaq’s Global Head of Index, joins01:20 Why the Nasdaq-100 isn’t just a tech index03:13 Walmart and the Nasdaq brand03:59 Why financial companies aren’t included04:51 SpaceX’s Nasdaq debut05:43 Companies staying private longer and the fast-entry process09:09 Concentration in the Nasdaq-10010:54 Could SK Hynix join the index?11:59 Nasdaq-100 inclusion criteria12:39 How ETFs expanded access to the Nasdaq-10014:35 How Nasdaq works with ETF partners15:37 What could reshape the Nasdaq-100 next17:01 Where innovation is emerging beyond tech17:44 OutroAfter Earnings is brought to you by Stakeholder Labs and Morning Brew.For more go to https://www.afterearnings.comFollow UsX: https://twitter.com/AfterEarningsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@AfterEarningsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/afterearnings_/Reach OutEmail: afterearnings@morningbrew.com

Ann Berry is joined by Taylor Lauber, CEO of Shift4, to discuss how the company grew from processing payments for small businesses to powering transactions across restaurants, hotels and stadiums. They also delve into Shift4’s approach to AI, its acquisition strategy and why investors have grown more skeptical of the payments sector.

00:00 Taylor Lauber, CEO of Shift4, joins01:16 Shift4's origin story03:49 Building the restaurant technology suite06:19 Shift4's verticals07:29 Revenue split08:58 Competing with Toast and other point-of-sale players12:33 Tax-free shopping and Middle East travel disruption15:18 Global Blue acquisition and international expansion17:29 Shift4's AI investment strategy20:54 The "Jack and Coke problem" and proprietary data23:53 Discussing Shift4's stock28:24 Outro and upcoming episodes

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Ann Berry is joined by Steven Bailey, CFO of Match Group, to unpack Tinder’s turnaround strategy, its push to win back Gen Z, Match's expansion into in-person events and why the company is prioritizing the user experience over short-term monetization.

00:00 Steven Bailey, CFO of Match Group, joins01:14 Tinder's rebrand explained02:05 Cost of rebranding Tinder04:02 Tinder Events: the new experiential feature08:56 Balancing resources between Tinder and Hinge09:44 Match Group's brand framework11:29 Payer penetration at Tinder vs. Hinge13:56 E&E: centralizing shared infrastructure15:11 Cost savings from the E&E platform16:13 Match Group's acquisition strategy16:57 Inside the Hers and Salams acquisitions18:34 Breaking down the $60 million budget20:45 AI features and user adoption23:07 AI-powered recommendation algorithms24:04 AI's role in monetization26:05 Payer declines vs. MAU trends27:05 Free cash flow and shareholder returns28:17 Outro and upcoming episodes

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